SALAD!!!!!

Roxy34

False alarm!!! Evidently the database can be WAY outta whack! Thanks for the heads up, lol.

Roxy34

False alarm!!! Evidently the database can be WAY outta whack! Thanks for the heads up, lol.

songbyrdsweet

I promise that the lettuce was not 280 calories. That value is incorrect due either to whomever added it to the database or the amount you selected.

Dave198lbs

Im discouraged. Salad.....the be all, end all of the "diet" and healthy food choice.........I had a salad with my dinner this evening......2 cups of salad, which was maybe half of my bowl and 1tbsp of dressing. Well, the salad (lettuce) alone was 280calories!! WHAT??!! Aye, aye, aye......this calorie thing is BRUTAL! My salad sent me over my calorie quota for the day, lol. I can't believe it!

I think I just need to "cut down" on my calorie intake to start. I can only imagine how many calories I was eating BEFORE I started with Fitness Pal, Omg!! I probably cut down at LEAST half, Im sure.

Anyway, Im sure I'll get over this calorie issue eventually, lol. Im just now aware of it now and its blowin' my mind!

Thanks for my lastest calorie vent, lol. Stupid calories........ :grumble:

C H I L L O U T :laugh:

this system is not perfect,,,,,

salad as the perfect health food is way way overrated.....lose that idea

it takes time to adjust to all this
it will be ok

good luck

aerome

Yeah, maybe the lettuce was supposed to be 28 calories...? I doubt even a whole head of lettuce would be 280 calories. Okay, well, maybe.

Usually it's the dressing you need to watch out for.

familygirl37167

I agree I ate salad with my dinner also and was only 20 calories you might to check the calories on the bag you ate from or the list you selected from....

Zara11

Always verify calorie counts on other websites, or at least when it comes to things you use often/ think are off. Given that the data on MFP was entered by human users, there are plenty of human mistakes.

naugustyniak

I promise that the lettuce was not 280 calories. That value is incorrect due either to whomever added it to the database or the amount you selected.

I agree. I eat the Dole Greener Selections which has lettuce, carrots, cabbage and it is only 15 calories for 3 oz. If you got it off the database here, it was probably just put in wrong.

barbiecat

I carefully entered my salad with tomatoes, spinach, peppers, onion, radish, carrots, and spray dressing and it came out around 70 calories. Your lettuce is playing a mean trick on you.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Frost

Lettuce has hardly any calories at all so double checking that would be a wise move :laugh: My ginormous salad with way more dressing and croutons was only like 400 calories. BUT this is because I had pickled beets, a butt ton of baby corn and croutons.

knightams

that would be a whole bunch of lettuce heads..... but i do see ppl eating salads as a diet with a whole bunch of ranch.... i would rather just take the cheese burger and fries.

soxygirl

I just checked through the MFP database out of curiosity, because I log salad quite frequently and never had this problem. I couldn't find any lettuce listed for that many calories . . . most are in the 7-30 calorie range for 1 serving. I would definitely double check if I were you!

12by311

Nope. Salad consisting of only lettuce is not 280 calories.

Roxy34

HAHAHAHA, man I was DUPED, LOL!! Im totally gonna have to pay more attention to the database! What do I know about salad?! Im new to this stuff, lol.

Thanks guys!